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  • Uniden Fails to Connect

    When will they ever learn? Never, I’m afraid. First they pour what is possibly millions of dollars into development of an extremely complicated, elaborate Web site attempting to inform you about all their products. Then they run print ads which do a …

  • FTC Wins Fraud Settlements

    Two Maine marketers charged with deceptive ad practices

  • Insurer Kicks Off DM Effort

    Kaiser Permanente focuses on wellness in rebranding push

  • Dedicated or Shared?

    How to decide whether your call center reps should work exclusively for you

  • Letters to the Editor

    TUBE TRIVIA Hahaha.

  • TM Fraud Suit Resolved in CA

    A settlement reached in a telemarketing fraud lawsuit requires two Largo, FL-based firms to pay a combined $1.4 million in restitution to more than 7,000 consumers, $275,000 in civil penalties and $175,000 in investigation and prosecution costs. The …

  • Political DM Spending Tops $800 Million

    Internet sees the fastest growth of any medium

  • Mercury Revs Up Integrated Branding Campaign

    An integrated marketing campaign to support the launch of six new vehicles over four years will include Mercury’s most significant online efforts to date, according to the auto manufacturer.

  • The Del Polito Letter: Under the Radar Screen

    There should be no doubt that under Postmaster General Jack Potter’s leadership the U.S. Postal Service has learned how to spot and cut out some of its own fat. Potter’s USPS is much leaner than it’s been under any PMG before him. Part of all this …

  • DIRECT listline

    NEW LISTS Fine Art Collectors Nearly 2 million individuals are named on the Fine Art Collectors file. The median age of those listed is 47; the median annual income is $65,000. Mail order transaction and survey data are the sources. Selections: Income, …